Barbed metallic fence



(No Model.)

0. HUFFMAN.

BARBED METALLIC FENCE.

No. 442,525. Patented Dec. 9, 1890.

WITNESSES. WNVEJVZTOTZ:

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UNITED STATES ORLANDO HUFFMAN, OF FRIEND, NEBRASKA.

BARBED METALLIC FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 442,525, dated December 9, 1890.

Application tiled September 13, 1890. Serial No. 364,877- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ORLANDO HUFFMAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Friend, in the county of Saline and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Barbed Metallic Fences; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form apart of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in barbed metallic fences, the object being to construct a fence of this character which shall possess superior advantages with respect to economy in construction and efficiency in use.

The invention consists, essentially, of parallel metallic bars or Wires connected together by vertical wires which have a pointed end or ends forming barbs. These wires may be secured to posts or other supporting devices in any convenient or desirable manner. The said bars or wires are provided with a series of projections on each side thereof, which alternate with each other, and the said bars or wires are also so arranged with respect to each other that the said project-ions lie in different vertical planes, all as will hereinafter be fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings,Figure 1 is a side elevation of a fence constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is aplan view of the same.

In carrying my invention into eifcct I take a strand of wire 1 of suitable length and pass it through rollers so as to form thereon projeo'zions or ridges 2 upon opposite sides thereof and in alternate 0rderthat is to say, they are in different planes. Two of these bars or wires are thus formed at one time, and as they emerge from the rollers vertical wires 3, having their ends sharpened or pointed, are connected with each wire or bar and twisted around the same, so as to securely connect them. These horizontal bars or wires are so arranged with respect to each other that the projections on both sides are in dilferent vertical planes, as seen in Fig. 1. The objectof these projections is to prevent lateral displacement of the vertical wires.

From the above it will be seen that astrong and efficient fence-section, which can be read ily attached to suitable posts, thereby forming a reliable and desirable fence, is produced.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is A fence consisting of two parallel bars, each having a series of projections alternately arranged on opposite sides and in different vertical planes, and vertical pointed wires connecting said bars together, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereunto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ORLANDO HUFFMAN.

Witnesses:

BENNETT S. J owns, AUeUsr PETERSON. 

